Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:43:54 -0800 From: Gavin Spomer <spomerg@cwu.EDU> To: freebsd-pf@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How does /dev/pf get created? Message-ID: <4799933A0200009000012FFC@hermes.cwu.edu>
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First of all, thanks! :)
>>> Tommy Pham <tommyhp2@YAHOO.com> 01/24/08 5:17 PM >>>
Check your /etc/make.conf. I remember that you can disable it if
NO_PF=3DYES is not commented out.=20
I only have 3 lines in my /etc/make.conf: a comment and 2 lines about =
what perl to use. Is NO_PF=3DYES the default if not
specified? In that case adding NO_PF=3DNO and then building may work.
Also, I remember reading it somewhere
that pf requires 'device bpf' in the kernel (which you might want to
check for that too).=20
I read that somewhere too and it is indeed left uncommented.
I presume you used a copy of GENERIC kernel file
and comment out what you don't need...?=20
That is correct. I did: cp GENERIC MACHINEHOSTNAME and edited MACHINEHOS=
TNAME w/ vim.
If so, did you specify the
kernel file name in the /etc/make.conf or in the command line
KERNCONF=3D<filename>?
I did it via the command line:
make buildkernel KERNCONF=3DMACHINEHOSTNAME
make installkernel KERNCONT=3DMACHINEHOSTNAME
Shouldn't having "device pf" in MACHINEHOSTNAME file and building =
provide /dev/pf?
I have such a vanilla installation of FreeBSD, it's hard for me to see =
where I went wrong. I seem to have all the
components of pf except /dev/pf. I have /sbin/pfctl, /etc/pf.conf, =
/boot/kernel/pf.ko, /boot/kernel/pflog.ko and the
appropriate stuff I mentioned in /etc/rc.conf and probably others as =
well. I just don't have /dev/pf. How does this get
created?
Regards,
Tommy
--- Gavin Spomer <spomerg@cwu.EDU> wrote:
> I have followed the instructions in the FreeBSD Handbook for
> implementing pf, but when I run pfctl -e, I get:
>=20
> pfctl: /dev/pf: No such file or directory".
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